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The Florists^ Review 



March 30, 1916. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



Even for March the weather last 

 week was freakish and unusually dis- 

 agreeable. Heavy rains interfered with 

 outdoor work and delayed shipping 

 from the nurseries. The general de- 

 mand for flowers showed an improve- 

 ment over the first half of the month 

 and funeral work was unusually brisK. 

 There was hardly enough stock to meet 

 the calls. The first blooming hydran- 

 geas hav6 appeared, in white and light 

 pink shades. 



Club Meeting, 



Although the weather was stormy, 

 the meeting of the Portland Floral So- 

 ciety, held March 21, was well at- 

 tended. Three new members were 

 admitted. A request from one of Ore- 

 gon 's congressmen asking the society 

 to endorse his bill for 1-cent postage on 

 letters for local delivery was tabled as 

 being of a nature outside the club's 

 sphere of activities. 



The president reported that since the 

 last meeting the publicity committee 

 had published five articles in the spe- 

 cial garden sections of the Sunday 

 newspapers; that the papers were glad 

 to print such matter and that several 

 articles were planned to appear later, 

 when they will be most timely. 



Manager Julius Dossche and Secre- 

 tary F. A. Van Kirk of the floral cen- 

 ter planned for the rose festival, June 

 6 to 9, reported that the festival gov- 

 ernors were depending on the center for 

 the chief attraction of the festival and 

 had appropriated nearly one-third of 

 the festival funds for that purpose. 

 All contracts for stock to fill the spaces 

 have been signed and special stock is 

 under growth for them. 



The growers' committee urged all 

 members to furnish the committee's 

 secretary with the names and addresses 

 of their customers for entry in the 

 record. Cases of delinquency in pay- 

 ment of due accounts should be re- 

 ported promptly. Information as to 

 the standing of anyone in the record 

 will be given any member by Secretary 

 Van Kirk. 



Information was sought by members 

 who had been aaked for advice about 

 subscribing to shares in Schoener's 

 Scientific Gardens as an investment. 

 The discussion brought out the fact 

 that no one present had knowledge of 

 the work at the gardens suflicient to 

 form an opinion, and several speakers 

 urged that all members visit the gar- 

 dens frequently during the summer and 

 see for themselves what is being ac- 

 complished. 



The first entertainment feature was 

 a talk by H. E. Weed on the changes 

 in plant nomenclature, as shown in the 

 new volumes of Bailey's Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture. Changes in spelling, pro- 

 nunciation, endings and even of family 

 names was noted. The plant euonymus 

 is now evonymus, as it was half a 

 century ago. Most of the azaleas are 

 now included in the rhododendron 

 family. 



Reports by growers on the relative 

 costs of fir wood, coal and briquettes 

 showed that there was not any notice- 

 able difference in the expense of heat- 

 ing with any one of these fuels. 



The question box brought the follow- 

 ing queries jnd replies: Does a light 

 frost harm young carnation plants! 

 Yes, according to the experiences of 



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JanuaiT 1 to March 16 

 EAST-Expre88 Oaaranteed "Zone Bate" 

 Wi!.ST-ExpreB8"Zone Kate" or by Freight 



ZONB 



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Steele's Pansy Gardens 



PORTLAND, ORKOON. 



offer an immense stock of Mastodon 

 Mixed Private Stock seedlings: 



Urte 1000, $5.00; 5000, $20.00 



Stocky Transplanted... 100, 1.00; 1000, 8.00 



Both in bud. New catalogue. 



8KKD PRICKS 



Mastodon Mixed . . . . yi oi., $0.75; az., $5.00 

 Mixed Private Stock . . }i 9V, 1.00; oz., 7.00 



Mention The R«Tlew when yon write. 



The better varieties in single and pompon 

 Chrysanthemums will bring you more money 

 than the standards. I have them. A fine line 

 of Mensa ready in a few days. Also the best 

 in standards. Write for list and prices, and 

 your inquiries for anything you may ne^d will 

 be appreciated. 



P. S.— I send out Quality— that's why Cycla- 

 men seedlings are all sold. 



H. L. OLSSON 

 Wholesale Omwer. 11 Post St.. Rpnkane. Waah. 



AMPELOPSI8 VEITCHII 



Heavy three-year plants, 8 feet high, 8c each, 

 delivered free for cash. 



T. R. HOPKINS, Elrkland, Wasb. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



several. Does Carbolineum Avenarius 

 used on benches preserve the woodt It 

 does, if applied when hot. Will the 

 preservative injure plants? Appar- 

 ently so in some cases; other cases show 

 no ill effects. One case was cited in 

 which it had stopped fungoid troubles 

 in a cutting bench. Is it advisable to 

 recommend early planting outdoors of 

 dry canna roots? No; many are lost 

 due to rotting of the eyes. 



The president's desk was decorated 

 with a vase of Saxifraga Megasea 

 blooms brought in by G. Indermuhle. 



"Scotty" exhibited a profound 

 knowledge of plant names. 



It was announced that Treasurer 

 James Forbes had been honored by be- 

 ing selected as one of the judges of 

 the rose exhibits of the American Rose 

 Society at the show at Philadelphia. 

 Also that Steele's Mastodon Pansy Gar- 

 dens had been given a good write-up 

 in the Oregon Journal, in the column 

 describing noteworthy Portland enter- 

 prises. 



Various Notes. 



R. M. Bodley is growing about 30,000 

 plants of his new tomato. 



Berger Tonseth is devoting his entire 

 time to the company's range, at East 

 [Contlnned on page 116.] 



FRANK D. PELICANO 



Care of Pellcane. Rossi A Co. 



123 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cat. 



1916 DAHLIA LIST 



DXCORATIVX- Each 



1. Minna Bursle, scarlet red, very 

 large (1st prize F. P. I. £. for best 

 vase of 26 blooms) $20.00 per 100. $0,36 



2. Delloe. bright rose- pink (1st prize 



P. P. I. E. for best vase of 50 blooms) .26 

 8. Mre. Kittlewell, crimson red (2Dd 



prize P. P. I. E, for best vase of 60 



blooms) 26 



4. Van Den Dael« soft rose -pink and 



white 26 



6. Belolt, purplish garnet red, very 



large 86 



6. Queen Alexandra, soft shell 

 pink 60 



7. Kalserin Auffusta Victoria, 

 large pure white 26 



8. MarKareta, creamy white 26 



9. Le Grande Manltou, white with 



red stripes and spots 60 



PKONY- 



10. GeiBba, scarlet red and gold, very 

 large 50 



11. Hampton Court, bright mauve 

 pink 60 



12. Caesar, canary yellow 25 



13. Germania, brilliant strawberry 



red .26 



BHOW- 



14. Alice Rooaevelt, silvery rose- 

 pink, very large 26 



15. Kaiser Wllhelm, sulphur yellow, 

 cen ter shaded red 26 



CACTD8— 



16. Kallf, scarlet red cactus 50 



17. Wodan, salmon rose and old gold.. ^ 



18. Salmon Queen, deep old rose -^ 

 shading to salmon and carmine rose 

 tips 26 



COIXARETTK- 



19. Madame Gycax, cochineal red, 

 yellow tips and yellow collar petals. .25 



20. Exposition de Lyon, bright gar- 

 net red, yellow petals 28 



Mention The Rpvjpw when ynn write. 



PERENNIAL STOCK 



AsparasfUB Sprensreri, for benching 



4-inch , 6c 



Chatelaine Besonias 



8-inch, '6c; 4-inch 10c 



ACME FLORAL CO. 



Til. MaAsM ns T«COM«. WUI. SM aari E. F Its. 

 Mention The Rerlew when yon wrlta. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



SWEET PEA RINCH 



OriKinator of Over Seventy-five Varieties o 

 Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas. 



See my Classified Ad. under Seeds. 



Mpntlon The RotI^w when yon write. 



500 PELARGONIUM 



EASTER GREETING LUCIE BECKER 



Strong, in 8-in. pots, 20c each. 



HYDRANQKAS FOR FORCINa 



Larffo Variety of BeddlnK Plants 



A. I. ANDERSEN 



600 South Avenue, PORTLAND. ORX. 



Roses, Hardy Perennials, 

 Ornamentals, Beddinsr Plants 



Ask for Price List. 



NountainViewFloralCo. 



PORTLAND. OREGON 



Mention The Rerlew when yon writa. 



PALMS PALMS 9 



Palms are our specialty. Eentia, Cocoo 2 



plumosa. Phoenix. Washingtonia, Sea* ? 



lorthia, Corypha, etc., by the carloads. Jr 



Ask tor oar whotoaale iUostratod pafaa list. 8 



EXOTIC NURSERIES, ^ 



8anta Barbara, Gal. ^ 



Mentloa Tha Savlew when 70a wilta. 



